Dubbed"Breeze of Innovation" and designed by Fer Jerez and Belén Pérez de Juan of SMAR Architecture Studio, the winning entry will be comprised of 500 white rods, each between 200 and 300 feet tall. The rods are designed to sway with the wind to create movement and energy. Visitors will be able to go inside the structure, which will have decks at various points for cafes or other uses.The Light Tower Corp.
Instead, the organization will locate the new art installation on the northern edge of Plaza de César, at Market and San Fernando streets. That area, which has a stage, is currently a primary venue during the summer months for San Jose Jazz Summer Fest and various Music in the Park concerts. Established in 1797, the plaza is Northern California's oldest public space. The state itself was born on the plaza's eastern edge. The first legislature met there from 1849 to 1851, in an area now known as the Circle of Palms, an open space in front of the San Jose Museum of Art. The plaza also was home to San Jose City Hall for 69 years, up until 1958.
When Urban Confluence chose the winning the project design last year, it had raised $2.5 million for the installation. It expected to need around $100 million from private sources to construct the tower.
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